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US 5,768,850 AGranted
Method for erecting floor boards and a board assembly using the method
OwnerAlen Cheninventor
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Abstract
A method for assembling floor boards includes the steps of: (a) providing a supporting joist fixedly mounted on a floor; (b) providing a plurality of floor boards on the supporting joist; (c) providing a plurality of fastener members each mounted on the supporting joist for securing each of the floor boards on the supporting joist; and (d) combining each of the floor boards consecutively.
Claims4
A method for assembling floor boards and comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a supporting joist fixedly mounted on a floor, said supporting joist including a bottom portion fixedly mounted on said floor and a top portion forming a supporting beam defining a plurality of elongate slots therein;
- (b) providing a plurality of floor boards on said supporting joist, each of said floor boards including a first end portion with a tongue protruding outwardly, a bottom plate located under said tongue, and a groove defined between said tongue and said bottom plate, and including a second end portion defining a recess therein,
- (c) providing a plurality of fastener members each mounted on said supporting joist for securing each of said floor boards on said supporting joist, each of said fastener members including a plate abutting on an underside of said supporting beam, a question mark-shaped pressing member formed on said plate and received in a corresponding one of said elongate slots, and an opening defined between said plate and said pressing member with each said bottom plate of each said floor board securely received in a respective said opening;
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- (d) assembling each of said plurality of floor boards consecutively by forcing said tongue of each of said floor boards into said recess of an adjacent floor board.
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A method for assembling floor boards and comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a supporting joist, having a bottom portion fixedly mounted on a floor and a top portion forming at least one longitudinal bracket having two sides facing each other each formed with an inwardly-hooked flange defining a slot, and an elongate ridge formed on said bracket and located between said flanges of said two sides;
- (b) providing a plurality of floor boards on said supporting joist, each of said floor boards including a first end portion with a tongue protruding outwardly, a bottom plate located under said tongue, and a groove defined between said tongue and said bottom plate, and including a second end portion defining a recess therein;
- (c) providing a plurality of fastener members each mounted on said supporting joist for securing each of said floor boards on said supporting joists, each of said fastener members including a plate supported on said ridge of said bracket and having two side edges each received in said slot, a question mark-shaped pressing member formed on said plate and defining an opening between said plate and said pressing member with each said bottom plate of each said floor board securely recieved in a respective said opening said question mark-shaped pressing member including a top section forming a hook defining a space facing a direction opposite to said opening, and a bar having one distal end detachably received in said space for exerting a torque on said hook to lever open said opening for receiving each said respective bottom plate of said floor boards therein;
- (d) detaching said bar from said space of said hook of each of said fastener members when each said bottom plate of each said floor board is received in each said opening;
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- (e) assembling each of said plurality of floor boards consecutively by forcing said tongue of each of said floor boards into said recess of an adjacent floor board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.